Region: Korea, Republic of

Panasonic Energy in harmony with LG Energy in pursuing infringing battery latecomers

New lithium-ion battery licensing programme first step in company’s plans to extract volume from its 5,000-strong patent portfolio, IP Head Kazuki Kawakami tells IAM

02 July 2024

IP valuation and finance in Asia: where are we at?

Featured in Special Report 2024 Q2: Money, money, money

28 June 2024

Revealed: The IAM Asia Elite of 2024

Our annual list of the region’s best in the business now boasts 93 organisations, with Japanese companies scooping the most spots

06 June 2024

Case dismissed because of former IP counsels’ theft of Samsung’s confidential information 

Evidence in the case shows “subversion of our adversarial system of litigation and an invasion of the attorney-client privilege”, Chief Judge Rodney Gilstrap ruled

31 May 2024

LG Energy shifts patent strategy up a gear against infringing “industry latecomers”

The battery giant is developing a pool for licensing out but will pursue litigation where needed under new “firm stance”, Han Sun Lee tells IAM

16 May 2024

Korean NPE Intellectual Discovery seeks to become top-3 IP monetisation player

In-house expansion, a key stake acquisition and an IPO are all part of the Korean NPE’s ambitious five-year plan, reveals IP head Dongsuk Bae

12 April 2024

Meet the woman challenging South Korean norms by driving value through patents

“IP is everything for the innovation of science,” Sue Soheui Choe, founder and IP head of biotech start-up Atheon Bio, tells IAM

13 March 2024

SK Telecom, two licensing companies, become licensors in ATSC 3.0 broadcasting patent pool

The South Korean mobile provider, IDEAHUB Inc, and Technology in Ariscale have joined the Via Licensing Alliance broadcasting pool

06 March 2024

Sealing the deal, leveraging AI and taking a proactive patent mindset: highlights from IPBC Korea 2024

IAM reflects on the topics discussed during the event, including the blossoming role of Korean IP departments

27 February 2024

KIPO commissioner bows out, setting sights on national general election

The office’s first female commissioner Lee Insil quits fourth months ahead of the end of her term but maintains she will continue to push for Patent Attorney Act if given the opportunity

22 January 2024

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